Former Eagles Winger Hungbo Makes Senior Debut For Watford

Published: January 23, 2020

Former Crystal Palace winger Joseph Hungbo has finally earned his senior debut for Watford, following a string of fine performances for the club's youth teams, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

The former Crystal Palace starlet was named in the Hornets starting XI slated to face Tranmere Rovers in their FA Cup replay game at the Prenton Park on Thursday night as Nigel Pearson's side bid to advance to the next round of the competition.

The 20-year-old will feature alongside Tom Dele-Bashiru while the duo of his mates Jayden Bennetts and Jamal Balogun also made the match day 18 as substitutes.

Wantaway striker, Isaac Success is not listed for the game, amidst speculations surrounding his future with the Premier League side.

The trio of Hungbo, Balogun and Bennetts are influential members of Watford U-23 team who currently sit top of the Professional Development League.

The game was still deadlocked as at the time of this report.

Emmanuel Chinaza

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